Vintage photo circa 1914 of Lord Kitchener (Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener). Kitchener (1850 - 1916) was a British military leader who earned fame for his imperial campaigns in the late 19th and early 20th century and later played a major role in the early part of World War One. He was appointed Secretary of State for War in 1914 and was in charge of organising the large volunteer army that fought the Germans on the Western Front. His image famously appeared on recruiting posters with the slogan "Your country needs you!" Kitchener was killed in 1916 when a warship carrying him to negotiations in Russia was sunk by a German mine. Photo by Bain News Service.